Eugenie and her sister Princess Beatrice are not senior royals, although they are still ninth and tenth-in-line to the throne. They have not had access to the pre-paid royal protection officers who accompany their cousins, like Prince William, since 2012, and only attend a handful of royal engagements each year. They are not supported by the Sovereign Grant either, so the sisters have taken up their own careers as a result.
Beatrice is the Vice President of Partnerships & Strategy at a tech firm, Afiniti, while Eugenie is the Associate Art Director at a London art gallery, called Hauser & Wirth.
However, Eugenie’s work ethic was called into question during the early days of her job.
She was banned from going on holiday again after her bosses realised she had spent approximately half of her first ten weeks with them out of the office.
When she started in 2015, she took a total of 25 holiday days out of 50 potential working days.
She started the new job on July 17 and booked her first day off on July 30 to attend Ladies’ Day at Goodwood.
Then on August 11, she was seen boarding a flight to Aberdeen with Prince Andrew for a four-day grouse-shooting break in Balmoral.
Just six days after that, she reportedly popped off to Europe for a three-week holiday.
Touching base back in London for three days upon her return, Eugenie then jetted off for a week-long trip to New York to visit her sister and attend the US Open tennis tournament.
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Back in 2015, a source from inside Hauser & Wirth told the Daily Mail: “Because she is a royal, the company does expect Eugenie to take more time off than most.
“But it has been made clear to her that the summer is over and it’s time to knuckle down.
“She will be working incredibly hard over the coming weeks and she won’t be holidaying again until Christmas.”
Eugenie was thought to have been encouraged away from her New York job with an auction company called Paddle8 through a large pay rise — and the prospect of being closer to her now husband Jack Brooksbank.
While her work ethic was initially questioned, Eugenie has spoken passionately about her job in the past.
She told Harper’s Bazaar: “I knew I definitely wouldn’t be a painter, but I knew this was the industry for me.
“I love being able to share my passion for art with people.”
She told the outlet that her role includes “planning special projects” and “supporting the artists in the gallery and managing events”.
